 The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and Acumen, LLC are gathering input on episode groups to consider for Wave 5 of MIPS cost measure development through a Call for Public Comment. Stakeholders are invited to submit their feedback in response to the information and questions included in the document between now and April 1, 2022 at 11:59 pm ET. Where can stakeholders learn more about the public comment period? A recording of the MACRA Wave 5 Cost Measure Development presentation is available on the Quality Payment Program Webinar Library: The goal of this recording is to provide detailed information about the Wave 5 public comment approach. The rest of this email contains more details about the public comment posting and participation. IMPORTANT: Please feel free to share this message with anyone who may be interested in providing input on the public comment posting. Why use a public comment approach? As with Wave 4, CMS and Acumen will be using a public comment approach to solicit input on which measures to prioritize for Wave 5 development instead of the Clinical Subcommittee (CS) approach from Waves 1-3. CMS and Acumen understand that the COVID-19 pandemic has presented new challenges and clinicians and specialty societies have expressed limited bandwidth during this time. The public comment approach allows for broader and more flexible stakeholder participation. Where can stakeholders access the public comment materials and provide feedback? You may access the public comment materials on the CMS Currently Accepting Comments Page. The following documents are available for stakeholders to download and review: To provide feedback, you may submit a response to the Wave 5 Measure Development Survey (https://acumen.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0qB0oApVFxbj8tU). How will the public comment process work? On February 18, CMS released the Wave 5 cost measure development public comment posting. Wave 5 will include 4 cost measures, selected from a list of clinical areas identified by previous stakeholder input and CMS. Stakeholders will respond to targeted questions about the clinical areas and candidate episode groups (including preliminary measure specifications). If you have any questions, please contact the Acumen MACRA Cost Measures Support Team via email at macra-cost-measures-info@acumenllc.com. Please join the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on Thursday, March 10th @ 3:00pm ET for a National Nursing Home Stakeholder Call. Long-term care providers, facility staff and resident advocates are encouraged to attend, and the event is open to the public. Registration is required: https://cms.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_-NDyFIcMRua2IWMH_Zt0eA | 
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